FNs 3. konference om udviklingsfinansieringLigestilling bør være et mål i sig selvI processen frem mod FNs tredje konference om udviklingsfinansiering (FfD) d. 13.-16. juli i Addis Ababa, Ethiopia havde Kvindernes Arbejdsgruppe for Udviklingsfinansiering (Women's Working Group on Financing for Developmeennt eller WWG on FfD) 14. maj foretræde for medlemmerne af FN's kontor for udviklingsfinansiering (FfD), der d. 12-15. maj drøftede et udkast til slutdokumentet for FfD konferencen i Addis Ababa i juli måned. Kvindernes arbejdsgruppe (WWG) fremlagde bl.a. følgende kommentarer: ”On the issue of gender, we generally welcome that in some cases stronger text has been introduced. However, there is still a strong tendency towards the instrumentalization and commodification of women aimed at improving the profitability and competitiveness of business. This is a dangerous departure from recognizing the inherent entitlements of women as full and equal citizens and subjects of human rights. Achieving the full realization of human rights, including women’s rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment is central to the sustainable development and poverty eradication agendas. This must be an end in itself. Moreover, we want to stress the importance to promote gender-responsive policies and programmes that ensure equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, full and equal access to and control over assets, address the gendered division of labour, and prevent discrimination against women in the workplace, in order to support the reconciliation of paid work with family/care responsibilities for both women and men, with particular attention to women domestic workers, including protection from violence and abuse, fair terms of employment and a safe and healthy working environment.” Efterfølgende konsultationer i slutningen af maj har dog ikke været opløftende, idet G77 (en FN forhandlergruppe på 77 udviklingslande og i 2015 med Sydafrika som formand) har udtrykt reservationer overfor afsnittet om kønsligestilling (gender equality). Læs også udtalelse fra African Feminists Strategy Meeting: Financing for Development (FfD) & the Post 2015 Development Agenda |
